Sentences with phrase «phasing down emissions»

I think the only hope we have of phasing down emissions and getting to the middle of the century with a much lower level of fossil fuel emissions — which is what we will have to do if we want young people to have a future — we're going to have to have alternatives and at this time nuclear seems to be the best candidate.

Responsible policymaking requires a rising price on carbon emissions that would preclude emissions from most remaining coal and unconventional fossil fuels and phase down emissions from conventional fossil fuels.

Not exact matches

«Saying we need to actually phase down greenhouse gas emissions, I think that's a real sea change.»

They noted that in addition to calling on all countries to «phase down» emissions, the document puts responsibility on islands» shoulders, as well.

In his strategy for bringing down British carbon dioxide emissions by 60 over cent over the coming 50 years, Barker envisages phasing out all British value - added taxes and replacing them with a swingeing carbon tax.

We must quantitatively relate fossil fuel emissions to global temperature in order to assess how rapidly fossil fuel emissions must be phased down to stay under a given temperature limit.

If phase down of fossil fuel emissions begins soon, improved agricultural and forestry practices, including reforestation and steps to improve soil fertility and increase its carbon content, may provide much of the necessary CO2 extraction.»

Regarding HFCs, the United States and China agreed to work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.

Once implemented, this phase - down could prevent emissions of 80 GtCO2e by 2050, reducing global warming by up to 0.5 ºC by the end of the century compared to business as usual.

The HFC phase - down could also prevent up to 0.5 oC of warming by 2100, thereby helping to close the emissions gap and limit global warming below 2oC.

By achieving an international HFC phase - down, it is possible to prevent 100 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents in direct emissions and up to another 100 billion tonnes of CO2 through energy efficiency, reducing indirect emissions by 2050.

«The phase - down of HFCs in Europe would prevent the emission of 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 and could unlock global action to prevent the release of 100 billion tonnes by 2050.

(1) Economic studies show this to be, by far, the fastest way to phase down fossil fuel emissions, much superior to cap - and - trade or regulations on emissions, but fee - and - dividend can be applied effectively on top of any existing efforts to reduce emissions.

Although the country has been working to phase down HFC emissions since its joint announcement with the United States in 2013, more work remains.

It is this spirit that has seen countries like Germany achieve a 59 % renewable energy peak last month, President Obama start to turn the tide on previous US inaction by launching a new Climate Action Plan that includes action to begin the phase down of coal power, and China's statement last week that it intends to usher in stronger emissions reductions in its next Five Year Plan, due in 2015.

A global phase - down could avoid 1.1 — 1.7 billion metric tons CO2 equivalent (CO2 equivalent is a measure used to compare impacts of greenhouse gases based on their global warming potential in relation to CO2) of GHG emissions per year by 2030, with cumulative emission reductions of nearly 100 billion metric tons CO2 equivalent by 2050.

Phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol is the most cost - effective, short - term and fast - action strategy for reducing GHG emissions.

We show in «The Case for Young People» that it is probably feasible to avoid dangerous climate tipping points, but only if conventional fossil fuel emissions are phased down rapidly and UFFs are left in the ground.

The climate benefits of an HFC phase down would be equivalent to mitigating 100 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050!

Good news is that many countries at COP19 have specifically identified using the Montreal Protocol, the treaty set up to tackle the hole in the ozone layer, to phase down the consumption and production of these super greenhouse gases while allowing the UNFCCC to account for HFC emissions.

A basic requirement for phasing down fossil fuel emissions is abundant carbon - free electricity, which is the most rapidly growing form of energy and also has the potential to provide energy for transportation and heating of buildings.

However, that optimism is based on the assumption that we are close to the point when it is widely recognized that a policy with an across - the - board rising carbon fee that rapidly phases down carbon emissions also makes good economic sense.

We must quantitatively relate fossil fuel emissions to global temperature in order to assess how rapidly fossil fuel emissions must be phased down to stay under a given temperature limit.

• According to the agreement, the United States and China agreed to «work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.

And according to one scenario analyzed by Dupont's Mack McFarland, phasing down HFCs across the globe could cut emissions by the equivalent of 12.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually by 2050 (compared to roughly 2 billion tonnes by 2012 under Kyoto).

The final rule also establishes «glide paths» that gradually step down each state's compliance target over the course of three interim compliance periods in order to better reflect commenters» suggestions about states» ability to phase in emission reduction measures.

An amendment at Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs would systematically reduce consumption and production and control by - product emissions of HFCs in all countries.

Here are three good reasons why India and the United States should agree to phase - down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol (while accounting of emissions could remain under the UNFCCC) before the next meeting of parties of the Montreal Protocol in Bangkok this November.

«However, the quintessential challenges remain, namely bending down the global Kyoto - GHG output curve in the 2015 — 2020 window (further procrastination would render necessary reduction gradients too steep thereafter) and phasing out carbon dioxide emissions completely by 2100.

The United States and China specifically agreed to «work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.»

Order Defendants to prepare and implement an enforceable national remedial plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions and draw down excess atmospheric CO2 so as to stabilize the climate system and protect the vital resources on which Plaintiffs now and in the future will depend...